Studies of Nudes and Human Heads (recto and on the verso)
Agostino Carracci
1557–1602
Medium
Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/16 x 8 1/8 in. (21.5 x 20.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1954
Accession Number
54.573.10
Tags
HeadsMale Nudes
About the Artist
Agostino Carracci · 1557–1602
Agostino left his profession as a tailor to become an artist. His earliest works were engravings, which was an extremely profitable practice and he was famed for having attained new heights of perfection. He was also a skilled painter and collaborated with his famous relations on various commisions. Comment on works: Religious; Portraits.